How common is the last name Wesley?

21,988 people in the United States have the last name Wesley, about 1 in 13,594. It ranks #1,592 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

WESLEY

#1,592

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
21,988
About
1 in 13,594
This common or more
45.1%
Who bears it

Of the 21,988 people with the last name Wesley, 48.1% reported their origin as Black, 39.1% as White and 5.7% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Wesley

#1,590 Stratton · 22,029#1,591 Lacy · 22,007#1,593 Forrest · 21,977#1,594 Rodriquez · 21,973

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Wesley, most common first.

#59,236 Wegley · 369#90,848 Wessley · 218

Also a first name

As a first name, Wesley ranks #362 of 53,615, with 155,434 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 5,679 births. See Wesley as a first name

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